Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Tri-State area

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Volunteer firefighters came to Quincy to better prepare themselves with fire rescue training.

Saturday, February 02, 2013  The Golden Triangle chapter of Quail Forever invited the Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Illinois to participate in a quail and pheasant hunt.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Filling in the bubble on standardized tests will be a thing of the past in the next two years.

Friday, January 04, 2013  As area high school seniors enter their last semester, they tend to have a lot of questions about the next step.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Updated with video: Big lottery winners offer advice, cautionary tales as $500 million Powerball drawing approaches

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Erin Hart will be representing Illinois in January in the World Special Olympics.

Friday, August 24, 2012  Programs will teach the kids about health, nutrition and wellness.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Four cadets of the Civil Air Patrol squadron in Hannibal got a lesson on preflight training and preparing for an assigned mission Wednesday during a visit with their sister squadron from St. Louis.

Monday, June 25, 2012  There's a special feeling at 'HIS Ranch,' a place where riding lessons are teaching much more than just how to stay on a horse.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  The Pepsi Titan Little People's Golf Championship brought in 335 kids from 27 states and six countries.

Saturday, June 02, 2012  It was all about the ladies in Hancock County Saturday, but there was no shopping ... only guns.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  The Hancock County Gun Club wants to make sure that women know how to safely operate a firearm.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  The Great River First Tee will dissolve after nearly 13 years of teaching children the game of golf.

Saturday, February 18, 2012  The Second String Music shop in Quincy officially added six more strings...but it was a community effort.

Saturday, January 21, 2012  The Second String Music shop in Quincy is teaming up with Six String Heroes.